Archive for the ‘Cholesterol’ Category
Save our Troops!
Tweet The article has been available since August of 2012 but I missed it for some reason. The men and women of arguably the greatest fighting force on earth are killing themselves in unprecedented numbers, at least according to the statistics kept. “Suicide is the toughest enemy I have faced in my 37 years in [...]
In: Cholesterol, Depression, Pemmican, Populations, Stroke
The Cholesterol Hypothesis
“The percent of fat” in the blood, he wrote, “rises with the severity of the disease…and is especially related to the quantity of carbohydrate, which is being oxidized, rather than with the fat administered.”
In: Cholesterol, Diet, Heart Disease, Hypertension
Excessive Faith in Theories
Tweet After my last blog post, I was taken to task somewhat by a well-meaning individual who sent me an article letting me know that Dr. Sandler’s 50-year old “How to Prevent Heart Attacks” has grown weak with the passage of time, since we’re so much smarter now. Has it? Since we obviously cannot cure [...]
In: Cholesterol, Diet, Exercise, Heart Disease, Hypoglycemia, Sugar
Fruits and Vegetables
Tweet Once again, we’re being told about the necessity of fruits and vegetables. Indeed, a recent article from MSNBC took us to task claiming that American eating habits have gotten worse since 2010, not better. A Gallup poll found that 55.9 percent of Americans reported eating five or more servings of fruits or vegetables at [...]
In: Cancer, Cholesterol, Diet, Disease, Sugar
Low-Fat: Bad Idea
Tweet On Facebook, I saw where some linked to a marvelous article by Kristin Wartman of the Huffington Post: A Big Fat Debate. She cited the Los Angeles Times article that I wrote a post on last year. It was significant because it wrote in a mainstream newspaper, stuff I and many others have been [...]
In: Cancer, Cholesterol, Diet, Heart Disease, Obesity, Sugar
